Family Photographer

Family christmas cards

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My job is so amazing. A million years ago I got to photograph this couples wedding and now their family has grown from two to four. Its amazing to watch all of lifes changes from behind the lens. These photos were taken at the botanical gardens in Palos Verdes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maternity Photographer

Maternity Sessions

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Things to consider when planing your maternity photo-session.

When it comes to maternity photo sessions I like to keep things simple. Simple clothing, simple backgrounds and a sprinkle of baby toys and clothes for a personal touch. One thing that is really important to consider when planning a maternity session is timing. If you shoot your maternity session too early you won’t look pregnant enough, if you wait to late you’ll be too pregnant. I like to shoot the sessions when you’ve just gone past a little pooch, everyone is different so you need to make that decision. You also want to consider locations, on location at your home could give your photos a personal touch, some where like the beach will give you more of a life style feel. If you have any questions please feel free to call me. 

Fashion Photographer, Fashion Photographers, Lifestyle Photographer, Lifestyle Portraits

Photographing Models

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Here are a couple photographs I took of a girl that is an inspiring model. When you’re an aspiring model it’s really important to have very simple clean photographs. We decided to take a couple of simple photographs that she could submit to several different agencies. Really important when you’re shooting for an agency to have you know minimal make up if you don’t do any retouching it’s got to be very simple. They usually need 1-3 photographs one just a really nice headshot where they can get a good look at your face, a three quarters look, the third a full-bodied. In addition modeling agencies are going to want their measurements. Many times people lie about their height and measurements with is a big mistake. Measurements are used by wardrobe to pull sizes. If you get on a job and you’ve given the wrong sizes you jeopardized the entire shoot. Typical measurements dress size, hip, waist, bust size, height, shoe size, 

 

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Mother Daughter Photo Session

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I finally talked a client into shooting at this location. Every time I drive past this location I think I want to shoot there. This is my new secret spot. I love photographs that appear to be shot in the middle of no-where. The truth is this location is right in the middle of the city.

 

Maternity Photographer

Melissa and Kirk

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When I look at these photos I’m reminded of life and the many changes it has to offer. I first met Melissa in middle school (a million years ago); she was such a loveable nerd. I was with her when she first met Kirk next to a jukebox at the Saloon in Encinitas, Ca. A couple years ago I photographed their wedding. Now celebrating her first mother’s day, I dragged her out to the beach for a maternity photos session. I’m so blessed to photograph all the milestones life has to offer.

 

 

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How to shoot kids

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I can’t stand to see people struggle to photograph kids when it’s so easy. The number one mistake I see over and over is that people try and force kids to pose a certain way or do something; which never seems to work. What I do is I take a more candid approach and let the child lead the shoot. I photograph the world through their eyes. The approach has had incredible results because it gets the kids involved. The kids are more interested in taking photographs and have a lot more patients when it comes to having their portrait taken. The best part is you capture the child’s natural expressions and things that interest them; which means when looking over the family album you can “that’s when you were going through your owl phase.”
 
Kids do cute things all the time; all you have to do is capture it.